Name: Winter Livestock - Dodge City livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady. Not enough steer calves for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough heifer calves for a market test, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.32/cwt on 890 head.

Average price

$249.32

890 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$628

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$54.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	252.37	1,857	840
Medium and Large 1-2	620	197.98	1,228	50

One grade step is worth $54.39/cwt here — about $628 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale890 hd

249.32

—

KS average3 barns · 5,693 hd

249.60

−0.28

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,684	127.41	2,146	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,347	118.81	1,601	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	108.56	1,229	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	88.46	1,082	98

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,423	$1,720	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,365	$1,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,242	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Dodge City, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,217	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,206	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	243.10/cwt	233.00–243.75	1,685	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	238.99/cwt	230.25–241.50	1,874	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	205.76/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,076	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	264.85/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,780	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	831	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	2,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	235.30/cwt	235.00–235.50	2,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	240.36/cwt	233.00–241.25	1,762	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	235.55/cwt	230.00–237.60	1,976	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	283.03/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,659	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	269.10/cwt	265.00–270.50	1,668	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	942	235.75/cwt	235.75–235.75	2,221	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	516	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	804	241.43/cwt	241.00–241.85	1,941	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,598	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	114.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,460	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	121.95/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,721	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	88.46/cwt	75.00–98.00	1,082	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	108.56/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,229	10
Bulls	—	—	1,805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,004	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,613	125.14/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,019	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	1,719.62/head	1,660.00–1,775.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	227.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	792	242.75/cwt	242.75–242.75	1,923	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,662	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,031	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	250.13/cwt	250.00–250.50	1,823	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	544	273.14/cwt	266.00–274.00	1,486	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	199.66/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	722	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,780	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	255.56/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,973	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	19

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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